**New Member forum Meet N Greet**

Hi :)  Calorie~Count ~ Glad I found it ~ Glad U found it ~ Looking forward to getting to know each other :) 

Don't forget to set up a Profile & add friends you meet & share stuff in common ~ you can keep in touch with your friends through each other's Journals here ~ one of the waaaay coolest features here :)

I hope everyone will find this a nice friendly place to introduce yourself, welcome others, chit & chat a bit :)  Now, for a shameless plug...  please feel welcome to visit the chat shack here in the Lounge anytime ~ next best thing to a live chatroom for now ;) 

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Please copy the list below into a new post and add your information so we can all get to know each other!!   It's up to you how much you want to share.


1. Calorie Count Name (user id):
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:
3. Age & Sex:
4. General Location:
5. Married? Single?
6. Kids? Furbabies?
7. Favorite color?
8. Favorite movie?
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack?
11. Favorite Beverage?
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?
15. How did you find Calorie Count?
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?


edit: debolded the list but freel free to *bold* your Q's or your A's ;)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): srenna

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: suz

3. Age & Sex: 21F

4. General Location: UCF in Orland, FL

5. Married? Single? Not married, steady boyfriend of 3 years

6. Kids? Furbabies? Not yet:)

7. Favorite color? Blue

8. Favorite movie? Anything action packed and/or historically based. Enemy at the Gates is a good one.

9. Hobbies?  Im always up for new stuff

10. Favorite Snack? Banana with peanut butter

11. Favorite Beverage? An Irish Cream Twist

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Its a mental thing. In my crazy life I just have to learn to make the time, whatever it takes.

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Now 165, trying to get back down to 132

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Folding laundry.... yuck

15. How did you find Calorie Count? In Google

16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I would love to find people who can help encourage and support me, and I would love to do the same back for anyone if they would like it! 

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1. Calorie Count Name (user id): imrankmarri
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: imran
3. Age & Sex: 25/male
4. General Location: sin city
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? cat named Patch
7. Favorite color? red
8. Favorite movie? harold and kumar, 1st one, second one sucked
9. Hobbies? watch football, poker sometimes, i'm pretty boring
10. Favorite Snack? don't snack too much
11. Favorite Beverage? peach pizzaz smoothie
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? work too much, and over eat sometimes
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? i'm 200 now, would be happy to be 170-175
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? feel like i'm ready to get sexy

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):  judikitty
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:  judikitty
3. Age & Sex: 53, F
4. General Location:  Nose in book or computer screen
5. Married? Single?  Married
6. Kids? Furbabies?  3 feline furbabies: Badger, Daisy, Zephyr
7. Favorite color?  blues/greens/purples - what you might see in water...
8. Favorite movie?  Oh, gawd.  I see so few.  I guess Fargo and anything starring Jason Statham.
9. Hobbies?  Reading, hiking, eating.  Oh, wait.  Better scratch that last one.
10. Favorite Snack?  Sticks of butter covered in chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage?  margarita
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  See #10
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?  Well, this site suggests 120 lb. loss.  Let's start with 50 lbs. and regular journaling/tracking and exercising. 
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Getting out of bed.
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  Lurking on the WW site that I used to pay for.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  Humor me.  :-)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): ilove2travel1221

2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Dee

3. Age & Sex:   34/f

4. General Location:Green Bay Wis 

5. Married? Single? Single

6. Kids? Furbabies? None

7. Favorite color? Pink

8. Favorite movie? Twilight

9. Hobbies? Read/ photography/travel

10. Favorite Snack? Ice Cream

11. Favorite Beverage?  Margarita

12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?ME 

13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I would like to loose 70-80lbs by October 2009 for my friends wedding, she asked me to be her maid of honor yesterday.

14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Bathroom

15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): rayray77
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:ray
3. Age & Sex: 31 and female
4. General Location:moldy rainy pacific northwest
5. Married? Single? pratically married
6. Kids? Furbabies? one huge dog...
7. Favorite color?green
8. Favorite movie?harold and maude.. the secretary
9. Hobbies?dog walking..love music books movies...
10. Favorite Snack? crackers..chocolate..but now nuts ..cheese..fruit
11. Favorite Beverage? pineapple juice...but now water
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? me...and my big fat lack of motivation at times...
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 40lbs...in 2009...one day i will able to do a pull up...
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count?random internet search 
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): misskrisnicole
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: kris
3. Age & Sex: 23, Female
4. General Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
5. Married? Single? Single, not married, but Boyfriend yes :)  almost 8 years now
6. Kids? Furbabies? one day, for now the children I work with will do
7. Favorite color? black, gray, pinks and purples
8. Favorite movie? where do i start so many to name!!! well i love office space and sex and the city the movie...
9. Hobbies? reading and bowling and such
10. Favorite Snack? coookies, chips, you know fatty fats
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee hot, cold, blended :)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? getting off my bum and being consistent and staying away from those late night snacks
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 150, getting to a single digit size
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes I HATE DISHES!
15. How did you find Calorie Count? friends
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm not really new, but I haven't been active, and just like everyone else I'm trying to get back on track I've done it before only to gain it back half way.

 

so there you have it :)

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Newyorksarah
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: sarah
3. Age & Sex: female/ 37
4. General Location: Rochester, New York (upstate)
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kids (5,3, 18 mths)
7. Favorite color? blue
8. Favorite movie? today it's 40 year old virgin and the jazz singer (I love Neil)
9. Hobbies?  computer, coloring, hide and seek
10. Favorite Snack? ICE CREAM!
11. Favorite Beverage? Pepsi  and not diet, which I almost never drink! 
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Portion sizes.... I am never satisfied.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 140
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Toss up between dishes and laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?  I was doing a search for a weight loss challenge
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?I feel like I find myself only having conversations with my kids.  I really need to make some new friends who share the same interests as me.  I am looking foward to meeting some great people!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): onlyAmyJ
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Amy
3. Age & Sex:  36, female
4. General Location: upstate NY
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 dogs, 4 cats, they are my kids :)
7. Favorite color? sapphire blue
8. Favorite movie? fried green tomatoes
9. Hobbies? reading, watching movies, gardening
10. Favorite Snack? anything with salt
11. Favorite Beverage? 
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? motivation
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 20 pounds
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning (ha ha)
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I did lose 24 pounds last year, but gained back 12 after I quit smoking........so I know I can do it, again and I'm still not smoking!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): sabes97
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Carrie
3. Age & Sex: 29 female
4. General Location: Atlanta Ga
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 kitties
7. Favorite color? green
8. Favorite movie? too many to list
9. Hobbies? reading, football, movies
10. Favorite Snack? again, too many too list ;)
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke, water, vodka
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? motivation. I need to see results pretty quick or I give up.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 40lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? scooping the kitty box
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I was on Weight watchers last year and lost 16lbs, gained it all back!!!! Help!

Hi from snowed in Utah!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): empeywl
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Wendy
3. Age & Sex: female
4. General Location:Utah
5. Married? Single?Maried
6. Kids? Furbabies?3Boys (21 today,18, and 13)
7. Favorite color?  Blue and yellow
8. Favorite movie?return to me (or any sappy love story)
9. Hobbies?quilting,quilting and quilting
10. Favorite Snack? potato chips (ouch)
11. Favorite Beverage?Tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Eating enough calories every day
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? to loose 40-50 # by this time next year
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count?My medical clinic website
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I am a chid nutritionist for a school ditrict.  I love to help people with their nutritional problems and help them find solutions that work best for them.

I am a former  2 year member of the biggest Looser Club. I needed to find someware that was free and am so glad I foud this site.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): jnet1481
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: jnet or Jeannette
3. Age & Sex:  27 F
4. General Location: Southern Cali
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 Girls ages 2 & 5 and 1 furbaby 8 months old
7. Favorite color? Blue, Red, Black and Pink
8. Favorite movie? Sleeping Beauty and National Treasure
9. Hobbies? Scrapbooking
10. Favorite Snack? yougert
11. Favorite Beverage? Ginger Ale
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? I get busy caring for everyone else except for myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Loosing 100 lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Putting away dishes or laundry
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My husband
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  I just need to loose the weight, so wish me luck!

1. LVLiz name is Liz and I live in Las Vegas

2. Lizzy

3. 49 will be 50 in April 09 yikes

4. Las Vegas Nevada woo hoo

5. Married happly married but hubby likes me fat Help!

6. kids are grown and out of the house baby just turned 31 (oo me old)

7. Green you know that deep forrest green

8. favorite movie please I have tons of favorites from Rockey Horror Picture Show to Casablanca

9. Gardening, sewing

10. again not just one favorite like power sugrar donuts and salty chips beef jerkey and ice cream

11. Hard Cider

12. Arthrits in both hips keeps me in constant pain hard to move and exersize

13. lose 170 pounds currently 320 oops 319

14. washing dishes

15. My boss she sees me struggling every day with Weight Watchers and losing only 1/2 pound a week one day on Calorie Count lost 1 pound woo hoo

16. I really need to get the weight off so I can have my hip surgery or I will die seroisly be dead by the time I reach 60 - - been on Weight Watchers for 2 years only lost 070 pounds need to speed it up

 

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): misericordia
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Stacy I guess (thats my name)
3. Age & Sex: 18 F
4. General Location: Michigan USA
5. Married? Single? sadly single
6. Kids? Furbabies? Callie, Purrty, Patches, Little Blackie, Smokey, Tylee (cats)
7. Favorite color? black
8. Favorite movie? I have lots :)
9. Hobbies? Sailing, scuba diving, geocaching, bicycling, and more...
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? lemonade
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? my family
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 157 goal 130
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? making my bed
15. How did you find Calorie Count? google search for weight loss motivation
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I have strong goth tendencies

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): mary22214
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: mary
3. Age & Sex: f
4. General Location:Northeast
5. Married? Single? single
6. Kids? Furbabies? kids and grandkids
7. Favorite color? purple
8. Favorite movie?  It's a oldie but I love "Random Harvest"
9. Hobbies? garening
10. Favorite Snack? chocolate
11. Favorite Beverage? diet pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? ME
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 115-120
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? web search
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share?  That everyday I don't do something about my weight is another day I can gain weight. I have gained 20 pounds in the 2008 year.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):kencrt
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:ken
3. Age & Sex: 53 Male
4. General Location:Wine Country, North of San Francisco
5. Married? Single?Married 22 years
6. Kids? Furbabies?4 horses, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 3 chickens
7. Favorite color?maroon
8. Favorite movie?marty
9. Hobbies?swimming, golf, growing big pumpkins
10. Favorite Snack?pizza
11. Favorite Beverage?fruit flavored diet soda
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal?210/Qualify for USMS Nationals in 100 Freestyle - 0:58.68
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?Mucking Stables
15. How did you find Calorie Count?by accident
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? 2009 is going to be alot better than 2008

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): kashis
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: betha
3. Age & Sex:  23, Female
4. General Location: WV
5. Married? Single? Single, still.
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 Furbabies <3
7. Favorite color? Pink
8. Favorite movie? October Sky
9. Hobbies? Drawing, playing video games..
10. Favorite Snack? No idea
11. Favorite Beverage? Diet Pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Staying on a diet.
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? -200lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? Litterbox cleaning.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Searching for special k diet info..
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Hi! :D

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): dolphin04sar
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: dolphin
3. Age & Sex: 31, female
4. General Location: north carolina
5. Married? Single? married 10 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 boys ages 13, 11, 3
7. Favorite color? blue and purple
8. Favorite movie? forrest gump
9. Hobbies? softball, playing on computer, theme parks (when i can fit)
10. Favorite Snack? butter popcorn, choc chip cookies
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke, sex on beach
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? getting out of bed, fatty foods
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? under 200lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? folding clothes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? bosses wife sent in email
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i have no self esteam, play on computer all the time, love roller coasters but depressed b/c cant fit in any, love being w/kids watching them play soccer and baseball, hate winter time, i would like to find someone to help me out just to talk. hello every1

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Sixft7
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Steve
3. Age & Sex: 33, Male
4. General Location: Maryland
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? None
7. Favorite color? Blue
8. Favorite movie? Tommy Boy
9. Hobbies? Hiking, camping, backpacking
10. Favorite Snack? ice cream
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke, pepsi
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? Having an enormous sweet tooth
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? lose 25lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? raking leaves
15. How did you find Calorie Count? Luck
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share- Not at this time.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):metzgerc
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Chris
3. Age & Sex: 53 year old female
4. General Location:Florida
5. Married? Single? Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? 3 grown children
7. Favorite color? Saphire blue
8. Favorite movie? Have several: Sex in the City, Message in a Bottle
9. Hobbies?
10. Favorite Snack? Donuts
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee and unsweet tea
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? myself
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? be able to walk up the stairs with breathing hard and to lose 50 lbs.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? cleaning the bathroom
15. How did you find Calorie Count? msn homepage
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? not at this time